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L. P. VALIQUET. PERPORATOR.

No. 436,048. Patented Sept. 9, 1890;

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UNITED STATES LOUIS P. VALIQUET, OF NEW PATENT O FICE.

YORK, N. Y1, ASSIGNOR TO LOUISA LAWRENCE, OF SAME PLACE.

PERFORATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,048, datedSeptember 9, 1890.

7 Application filed June 17,1890. Serial No. 355,733. (No model.)

- small, cheap, durable, and powerful punch or perforator; and to thisend my invention consists in the features of construction andcombinations of devices hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out 1n the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a punch orperforator embodying my improvements, the upper plate and handle beingturned back. Fig. 2 is an edge view of the same and showing also indotted lines the relation of the parts during the perforating orpunching operation. Fig. 3 1s a top view of the combined handle andupper die-plate. Fig. 4: is a similar view of the lower die-plate. Fig.5 is a verticatsection taken at the line a: a: of Fig. 1.

In the several views the same part will be found designated by the samenumeral of reference.

1 represents a base-plate having perforations 2, by which thecontrivance may be screwed upon a board or tablet 2. Formed integralwith the base-plate at the front and flaring outwardly are two ears orlugs 4, each of which is provided with a punching-die 5. At each end ofthe base-plate is formed an upright 6, having a horizontal perforation 7and a vertical wall or face 8. The perforations are directly oppositeeach other and the vertical walls are arranged in line.

9 designates a cross-bar of a length sufficient to just fit between theinner faces of the uprights 6, and formed at each end with a threadedhole 10 to receive the threaded end of a screw 11, which is providedwith a plain cylindrical portion 12. The plain portions 12 of the screwsare arranged to occupy the plain perforations 7 in the uprights and formjournals for the cross-bar. Formed integral with the cross-bar is aforwardly-extending handle 14 and two arms 15, each provided with aperforation 16. The arms extend laterally beyond the ends of thecrossbar and forwardly, so that the perforations 16 register with thepunching-dies in the base-plate. The punching-dies are provided eachwith a rubber sleeve 17 to act as a stripper.

In the operation of the contrivance the handle and the arms 15 areraised, and the letter-sheet or bill or other paper is passed over thetops of the dies until its edge abuts against the two vertical walls 8of the uprights. The handle and the arms are then turned down to thedotted-line position shown at Fig. 2, and the studs, coacting with theholes 16, caused to punch or cut out two circular disks from the paper.The handle and the arms are then raised and the paper removed and placedupon the wires of a letter or bill file, if desired. The contrivance isadapted to be fastened to the tail end of a letter or bill file tablet,and when thus applied the handle portion may be swungback, as shown atFig. 2 in full lines, to bear upon the free ends 'of the sheets and holdthem down in position.

By the oblique or flaring arrangement of the lugs or cars 4 and the arms15 I am enabled to set the punching devices farther apart than would bepossible if the arms were arranged at right angles to the cross-bar. Thevertical walls or faces 8 of the uprights 6 serve as stops or gages forthe top edges of the sheets of paper to be punched, and hence all of thesheets may be perforated at the same distance from said edge and bearranged evenly on the upright wires or tubes of a file or binder. Byreason of the capacity of the handle and arms to be turned back throughalmost one hundred and eighty degrees the insertion and gaging of thesheets to be perforated may be most conveniently accomplished. As thehandle is made comparatively long and the cutting or punching performedquite close to the fulcrum or center of movement of the handle or lever,aconchanging the relationship or altering the alignment between theperforations l6 and the studs or dies 5, which alignment, it will beunderstood, must be always carefully preserved to insure proper workingof the contrivance. There may of course be as many studs or dies andoomplemental perforations as desired, and without departing from myinvention the dies may be upon the arms 15 and the perforations in thebase-plate, though I prefer the plan illustrated.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a perforator, thecoxnbination of a base-plate having two uprights,a cross-bar arranged between and pivoted to said uprights, anoperating-handle, and diecarrying arms, the handle and the arms beingmade integral with said cross-bar, as set forth.

2. The combination, with a base-plate having studs or dies and twouprights provided with journal-hearings, of across-bar threaded at eachend and arranged between said uprights, the screws engaging with thecrossbar and having plain journal-like portions resting in the bearingsin the uprights, 'and the perforated arms and operating-handle madeintegral with the cross-bar, as set forth.

3. The combination, with a base-plate having flaring ears or lugsprovided with studs or dies and two uprights provided withjournal-bearings, of a lever arranged between and pivoted to saiduprights and having obliquely-arranged arms provided with holes toco-operate with the studs or dies, as set forth.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 14th day of June, A. D. 1890.

LOUIS P. VALIQUE'I. .Yitnesses:

JACOB FELBEL, M. E. Lens.

